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Ky Carlin
March 8, 2023 6:00 am ET
The Philadelphia 76ers finished an impressive road trip with a dominant 117-94 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. It was a terrific performance considering it was the second night of a back-to-back and the final game of the trip. It can be easy to look ahead to returning home.
Instead, the Sixers stayed focused and finished 4-1 on the road trip. Joel Embiid was phenomenal all night. He led Philadelphia with 39 points on 13-for-22 shooting with seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks. He frustrated Rudy Gobert and made sure the Sixers walked away with a win.
Along with a big Embiid night, the Sixers received 27 points and five assists from Tyrese Maxey, 10 points and 14 rebounds from Tobias Harris and 11 points and seven rebounds from DeβAnthony Melton.
NBA Twitter gave its best reactions to the big night from Embiid and the Sixers:
Joel Embiid averaged 37 points on the Sixers 4-1 road trip π₯π₯
Shot 59% and 67% from 3 #MVP
pic.twitter.com/2jrOANNSVNβ John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) March 8, 2023
27 PTS for Joel Embiid π£οΈ
Sixers lead on TNT pic.twitter.com/QKrjLjyH2X
β NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2023
39 PTS 7 REB 4 AST 3 BLK
all in 28 minutes. @JoelEmbiid is unreal.
π₯ presented by @PALottery pic.twitter.com/u2Qgtj1KuG
β Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) March 8, 2023
Rudy Gobert is a three-time DPOY and Joel Embiid is toying with him.
β Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) March 8, 2023
After getting blocked in the first, Joel Embiid dropped 39 on Rudy Gobert and the Timberwolves π€ pic.twitter.com/4Wxsku18bT
β NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid the last seven games:
π₯ 39 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
π₯ 42 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
π₯ 31 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST
π₯ 35 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
π₯ 27 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST
π₯ 41 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST
π₯ 27 PTS, 19 REB, 6 ASTWatch your back, Jokic π #BrotherlyLove pic.twitter.com/TDQSeDgM6J
β bet365 US (@bet365_us) March 8, 2023
I'm going to say this AGAIN: I've never seen anything like 7-foot, 1-inch Joel Embiid, who should be MVP. On a back to back vs Gobert at Minn, Embiid just went 4-4 from 3, 9-9 FTs, 39 points, 3 blocks. Last night: 42 pts, 19-19 FTs. Tallest great shooter ever.
β Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid is going nuclear. Now 4-4 from beyond the arc. Quite literally impossible to guard him at this point. Heβs going against one of the best interior defenders of the last multiple decades and youβd have no clue watching. He is so casual in his dominance, totally at ease
β Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid in only 27 minutes tonight on a back to back
39 PTS
7 REB
4 AST
3 BLK
13/22 FG
4/4 3PT
+18Absolutely unguardable #EMVPIID #TheProcess pic.twitter.com/QzWF3ZNpio
β Prezπ (@PresidentEmbiid) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid has 81 points in the span of 24 hours π https://t.co/ij1p9g7mk8
β Life of a Philly Fan (@PhillyFanLife) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid tonight:
β 39 pts
β 7 reb
β 4 ast
β 3 blk
β 1 stl
β 59/100/100 %All in 3 quarters against the 3x DPOY. He is the best center in basketball and it isnβt closeπ₯ pic.twitter.com/YUbo3zjr0C
β 215muse (@215muse) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid tonight vs Minnesota:
β’ 39 pts
β’ 7 rebs
β’ 4 asts
β’ 3 blks
β’ 13/22 FG
β’ 4/4 3PT
β’ 9/9 FT
β’ 75.1% TSHe didn't even play in the 4th quarter pic.twitter.com/idtURf3aBG
β Ω (@_itsnotmatt) March 8, 2023
Most 35-point games by a center this season:
22 β Joel Embiid
15 β Everyone else combinedTop __ player this season. pic.twitter.com/9VJcMQDWKt
β StatMuse (@statmuse) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid in the last two days:
β’ 81 points
β’ 24-38 FG
β’ 5-6 3P
β’ 28-28 FT
β’ 4 blocks
β’ 3 steals
β’ 65 minutes
β’ 2-0 record
He has been absolutely unreal. Completely dominating every player in his path on both ends of the floor. Just brilliant. MVP-type stuff.
β Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid through 3 Quarters:
39 Points
7 Rebounds
4 Assists
3 Blocks
1 Steal
59% FG
100% 3P
100% FT pic.twitter.com/98jHknlTJXβ Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) March 8, 2023
No other center in the history of basketball is doing this
This is the most unguardable move ever
Joel embiid Is the best scorer in the NBA and itβs not close
I cannot be understated how unbelievably ridiculous this is pic.twitter.com/we9J5tVnao
β Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) March 8, 2023
This is the second time this season @JoelEmbiid has posted at least 22 points in a single quarter.
Heβs the only @sixers player since at least 1996-97 with multiple such quarters in a season.
h/t @Stathead https://t.co/Rd7GrCyaQS
β Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid with a monster 22-point quarter. He's got 39 on the night. Have to give Tobias Harris credit. I don't think he's healthy and he's battling. Has a season-high 13 rebounds through three quarters.
β Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) March 8, 2023
Back-to-Back nights for Joel Embiid
Monday at Indiana
37 minutes
42 pointsTuesday at Minnesota
thru 3Q
28 minutes
39 pointsβ Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) March 8, 2023
Joel Embiid dominated in the Sixers win over the Wolves π€
39 points
7 rebounds
4 assists
3 blocks13-of-22 FG
4-of-4 3PT
9-of-9 FT pic.twitter.com/I7dhUZuJrgβ ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 8, 2023
The 76ers DOMINATE the Timberwolves behind a superstar-level performance from Joel Embiid π₯
39 points (21 in the 3rd quarter)
7 rebounds
4 assists
3 blocks13-of-22 FG
4-of-4 3PT pic.twitter.com/vgDKLoYFYVβ Sixers Nation (@SixersNationCP) March 8, 2023
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